The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

AS they prepare for the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in August, national champions sprinter Anthonique Strachan and high jumper Donald Thomas got in some competition at the Chorzow Diamond League Meet.

In the final event to close out the meet yesterday, Strachan placed sixth in the women’s 100 metres in a time of 11.005 seconds. Strachan, coming off her 100m victory at the BAAA National Championships a little over a week ago, was short of her lifetime and season’s best of 10.92.

American Sha’Carri Richardson took the title in 10.76, just shy of her personal best of 10.71 she also ran this year. Strachan’s training partner Jamaican Shericka Jackson came in second in 10.78 as Eva Swoboda was third in a personal best of 10.94.

In the men’s high jump, Thomas finished seventh with a best of the day of 7-feet, 5 1/4-inches or 2.27 metres, which was below his season’s best of 7-5 3/4 (2.28m) and well behind his lifetime best of 7-9 1/4 (2.37m).

The world’s best high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar took the victory in a meet record of 7-8 3/4 (2.34m).

Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy, the co-Olympic gold medallist with Barshim, was second and Tobias Potye of Germany got third, both with 7-8 (2.34m).

Meanwhile, in Canada at the 40th Harry Jerome Classic at Langley Township in British Columbia, Shakeem Hall-Smith, competing for Allstarz MGMT, won the men’s 400m hurdles in a personal best of 49.25. Roxroy Cato out of Ontario was next at the line in 50.02.